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  • The canon of the third figure is known as the Dictum de Exemplo et de Excepto --

    Deductive Logic St. George William Joseph Stock

  • The canon of the first figure is known as the Dictum de Omni et

    Deductive Logic St. George William Joseph Stock

  • This axiom is known as the Dictum de Omni et Nullo.

    Deductive Logic St. George William Joseph Stock

  • Dictum -- We realise that a character might/might not do X; in so far as as they are bound by authority, they are morally compelled to, but as an agent in the narrative they could choose not to.

    Modality and Hamlet Hal Duncan 2010

  • Dictum -- We realise that a character might/might not do X; in so far as as they are bound by authority, they are morally compelled to, but as an agent in the narrative they could choose not to.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Hal Duncan 2010

  • If you don't like it, follow Thumper Rabbit's Daddy's Dictum ...

    Bristlecone, a Novel Steve Perry 2010

  • Amy, you're employing a Dicto Secundum Quid ad Dictum Simpliciter, a Reductio ad Absurdum, with a False Equivalency argument as well as both a Petitio Principii and an Argumentum ad Hominem, all in just a few short lines.

    TEXAS FAITH: Tim Tebow's Super Bowl advertisement | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010

  • You might know "FCU" as the 2008 short film starring Bill Murray, but NBC has since turned it into a hilarious web series about fact checkers Russell (Peter Karinen) and Dylan (Brian Sacca) at "Dictum" magazine.

    EXCLUSIVE: The Final Episode Of 'FCU: Fact Checkers Unit' Featuring Alex Trebek (VIDEO) 2010

  • I like the Stonewall Jackson Dictum: Get there firstest with the mostest.

    Maps and Territories in the Martial Arts Steve Perry 2010

  • I like the Stonewall Jackson Dictum: Get there firstest with the mostest.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Steve Perry 2010

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